Toward

Human settlement in Scotland

Toward Scottish Gaelic: Tollard
Toward sign
Scotland Scotland Toward Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NS 13400 67500
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DUNOON, ARGYLL
Postcode district	PA23
Dialling code	01369
UK Parliament	Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament	Argyll and Bute
List of places UK Scotland 55°51′52′′N 4°59′01′′W / 55.864450°N 4.9834837°W / 55.864450; -4.9834837

Toward (Scottish Gaelic: Tollard) is a village near Dunoon, west of Scotland, in the south of the Cowal Peninsula.

During World War II, the Toward area was a training centre called HMS Brontosaurus also known as the No 2 Combined Training Centre (CTC), based at Castle Toward.^[1]

Castle Toward

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Main article: Castle Toward

Nearby is Castle Toward, a former country house built close to the ruined Toward Castle. Castle Toward was used as an outdoor education centre. The grounds were also used as a location for the children's BBC TV series Raven . Sold by Argyll and Bute Council to a private individual in 2016.^[2]

Toward Point Lighthouse

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Main article: Toward Point Lighthouse

Toward Point has one of the eighteen lighthouses built by Robert Stevenson.

Highland Boundary Fault

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Main article: Highland Boundary Fault

The Highland Boundary Fault passes Toward, as it crosses Scotland from Isle of Arran in the west to Stonehaven on the east coast. The geological fault line formed around 430 million years ago.^[3]